is flame a plasma?

Question

is candle flame a plasma? (what even is plasma?)
i’ve always wanted to know what really is a flame… is it plasma? is it magic?
what is it? i know it’s a chemical reaction with the oxygen in the air.

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Answer 1

I’m not a scientist or anything, but as my username applies I work at a shipyard and operate their nc plasma cutting equipment. Because I’m not knowledgeable on the actual science of it, I always see it as superheating a gas mixture via electricity to create a beam of plasma.